![]() Consequently, as soon as he was defeated, he became greatly terrified and had no opportune plan or sure hope to enable him to face the danger anew. And whereas he might have delayed action and so have prevailed without a battle, - since his army kept increasing every day and he had abundant provisions, being in a country for the most part friendly and being also master of the sea, - nevertheless, whether of his own accord, because he expected to conquer in any event, or because his hand was forced by associates, he joined issue. 3 For instance, he had not placed his camp in a suitable position, nor had he provided a refuge for himself in case of defeat. In this way he had not been compelled to yield to disasters and had always been able easily to renew the conflict but this time, as he had expected to prove greatly superior to Caesar, he had taken no precautions. 2 The reason for this was that on those occasions he had usually been evenly matched with his foe and hence had not taken his victory for granted but by reflecting beforehand on the two possible issues of events while he was still cool-headed and was not yet involved in any alarm he had not neglected to prepare for the worst. P115 to him or of the fact that Fortune often restores the fallen in a moment of time yet previously he had always possessed the greatest cheerfulness and the greatest hopefulness on all occasions of failure. As a result of it Pompey straightway despaired of all his projects and no longer took any account of his own valour or of the multitude of troops remaining Vatinius P. F.ġ 1 Such was the general character of the battle. Caesar, dictator (II), M. Antonius M. F., master of horse, and the two consuls Q. Fufius Q. F. ![]() Julius Caesar (II) and Publius Servilius Isauricus, together with one additional year, in which there were the magistrates (consuls) here enumerated:-Ĭ. How Caesar led an expedition into Africa (chaps. 56‑58).ĭuration of time, the remainder of the consulship of C. How Caesar returned to Rome and settled matters there (chaps. 49‑55).Ĩ. How Caesar conquered Pharnaces (chaps. 45‑48).ħ. How Caesar fought and subdued the Egyptians and made a present of them to Cleopatra (chaps. 34‑44).Ħ. How the people in Rome fell into strife during Caesar's absence (chaps. 21‑33).ĥ. How the news about Caesar and Pompey was announced at Rome, and what decrees were passed in honour of Caesar (chaps. 17‑20).Ĥ. How Caesar, pursuing Pompey, came into Egypt (chaps. 6‑9).ģ. How Pompey, defeated in Thessaly, fled to Egypt and perished (chaps. 1‑5).Ģ. The following is contained in the Forty-second of Dio's Rome:-ġ. ![]()
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